MENAFN featured the release of Low Cost, High Yield: The Adaptation and Resilience Investment Opportunity for Infrastructure, the joint report by the World Bank Group, AXA Climate and Scientific Climate Ratings, highlighting the strong financial case for investing in climate-resilient infrastructure.

The article explains how targeted adaptation investments can reduce climate-related losses, protect critical infrastructure and generate significant long-term economic value, particularly across emerging markets.

Key findings from the report include:

• Up to $8.60 of protected asset value for every $1 invested in targeted resilience measures.
• Adaptation investments representing just 2.4–8% of asset value can deliver the highest benefit-to-cost ratios while reducing disruption to essential infrastructure.
• Without stronger resilience measures, climate risks could result in 43 million lost jobs across 49 countries by 2050, underscoring the economic importance of adaptation.
• Longer financing tenors can improve the bankability of resilience investments and help mobilise greater private capital through blended finance solutions.

The report demonstrates that investing in resilience is not simply about reducing climate risk, but about protecting asset value, supporting economic growth and strengthening the long-term performance of infrastructure systems.

Read the full article here.